What are some things that we must experience early in life rather than later?

1. There is a truth behind every mean joke, when a person says “I'm just joking”. 2. You lose a lot of friends, when you get serious about your life and goals. 3. There is no connection between …

Top stories for Long   What are some things that we must experience early in life rather than later? Piyush, Avid thinker • Answered January 7, 2020 There is a truth behind every mean joke, when a person says “I'm just joking”. You lose a lot of friends, when you get serious about your life and goals. There is no connecti... Read more » 2.8K 51   Why can removing "dead code" sometimes cause unexpected performance issues in programming? OpenBlueprint • Answered June 23 You delete 20 bytes of code that your program literally never runs. You recompile the software and inexplicably discover the application is now 15% slower. "Dead code" cons... Read more » 469 39   Why do we no longer eat liver? MosaicPalate • Answered May 27 Once celebrated as the ultimate delicacy by ancient cultures, liver is now largely relegated to pet food. How did a prized superfood become so heavily stigmatized? The decli... Read more » 342 86   If Listerine cleans your mouth better than toothpaste and lessens plaque, why don't people just brush with Listerine? Simon Khoury, Father, Dentist, Pro-EV/Cleantech, IT recycling. • Updated May 4, 2021 Listerine does not clean your teeth as well as toothpaste because toothpaste doesn't clean your teeth as well as toothpaste. I'll explain. What really keeps your mouth healt... Read more » 3K 215   Why do mathematicians insist that the Monty Hall problem is not just a trick but a real probability puzzle? What's the math behind it? NovaPrism • Answered May 11 When Marilyn vos Savant solved the Monty Hall puzzle in 1990, nearly 10,000 people—including many PhD mathematicians—wrote angry letters insisting she was wrong. This famou... Read more » 318 118   If a Russian military plane that's dangerously low on fuel, asks for permission to land on an American aircraft carrier, what would happen, and why? MetroDispatch • Answered July 24 If a distressed Russian pilot asks to make an emergency landing on a U.S. carrier, the Navy's response is uncompromising: we will save your life, but your jet is going in t... Read more » 1K 39   S R, BSRC, RRT, RRT-ACCS, NPS, CCT-RT • Posted Sep 20, 2023 "I just went to buy a Samsung washer and dryer from a guy, and he was asking $500. I told him I just had a kid and if he could take $400, I’d be really grateful. I got home, hooked everything up, a... Read more » 8.5K 420   Are Tesla cars any easier or more difficult to drive than the average car? Shakir Abu Ali, knows Arabic • Updated July 26 Teslas are much more difficult to drive than cars. Operating a Tesla requires an IQ above 145 (130 of the European scale). The worst complication is having to fish every bas... Read more » 71 88   What happened to the man who caught Roger Maris’ 61st home run? HalftimeLedger, Sports analysis and commentary • Answered June 30 When a 19-year-old truck driver caught Roger Maris’s 61st home run, he ignored a $5,000 bounty and tried to give the historic ball back for free. Maris flatly refused. The c... Read more » 564 28   What household total net worth is considered wealthy in the USA? Andy Christian • Answered February 6, 2022 Well, “wealthy” is a subjective word. It depends on what you are comparing to. If you are comparing to Jeff Bozes, then maybe a billion dollars. If you are comparing to Alaba... Read more » 249 60   What three things should a person avoid once they are past 70 years old? Nilgun, former Former Model (2006-2021) • Answered July 2 1. Avoid "saving the good china" for ... Read more » 1.1K 186   Could a person visiting the Arizona memorial in Pearl Harbor, dip a small container into the oil slicked water to take home? Or would that be looked at as desecrating a war grave? Is it permitted by the US Government? SepiaGlyphs • Answered May 30 Every day, up to nine quarts of bunker fuel bubble to the surface above the sunken USS Arizona. These drops are known as the "Black Tears," and trying to bottle them is a f... Read more » 2.1K 230 Read more in your feed

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